Today is the day of glory of the Bengali nation. On this day the red-green flag found its place in the world map. Today, the glory of this day will be manifested only by paying homage to the heroic children who sacrificed their lives for this flag and map, said Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mostafa Jabbar.
He said that many countries of the world, many nations are fighting years after years to break the shackles of slavery and subjugation, but they did not experience victory; they are not getting the happiness of freedom. But we could, because we had one Bangabandhu; this nation, which has been subjugated for thousands of years, has been able to establish itself as an independent nation.
The minister made the remarks while talking to a television channel at his official residence in Dhaka today.
This year, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the victory or the golden jubilee of independence, the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is also continuing this year, said Mostafa Jabbar. The Minister paid profound homage to the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for this victory.
He said, December 16 is the day of great victory. A day of pride for the Bengali nation. On this day in 1971, the independent and sovereign state of Bangladesh emerged on the world map with the final victory in the long 9 months bloody liberation war led by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation and the elected government led by Awami League. The Bengali nation was liberated from the curse of subjugation by the self-sacrifice of 3 million martyrs and the sacrifice of two lakh mothers and sisters and the self-sacrifice and glorious mass heroism of millions of Bengalis. A series of active roles played by Bangabandhu made our independence inevitable.
.A few of the notable activities were movement for establishing the dignity of Bangla, Winning election through united front in 1954, constitution drafting movement in 1956, anti-martial law movement of 1958, education movement of 1962, ‘6-point movement of 1966, Agartala conspiracy case of 1968, mass uprising of 1969, gaining absolute majority through Awami League in the historic general election of 1970, delivering historic speech on March 7, 1971,’ Following the speeches and the all-out non-cooperation movement led by Bangabandhu against the Pakistani ruling class, the Bengali nation became united with the ultimate goal of achieving independence through the Declaration of Independence on 26th March.
He said our liberation war turned into a people’s war following the path of Bangabandhu’s visionary leadership. The Bengali nation became united in the ultimate goal of achieving independence through the declaration of independence on 26th March, following the famous historical speech and the all-out non-cooperation movement led by Bangabandhu against the Pakistani ruling class. He said our liberation war turned into a people’s war following the path of Bangabandhu’s visionary leadership. He said our liberation war turned into a people’s war following the path of Bangabandhu’s visionary leadership.
